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The results don’t mean that schools can’t do a better job, von Hippel said.

“Schools can ensure that they have healthier choices available in vending machines and continue to improve the nutrition values of lunches,” von Hippel said. “But we shouldn’t be surprised if these changes have a relatively small impact on childhood obesity. The major part of the problem is outside school.”

Schools may play a more important role by teaching children how to make healthier choices outside of school, such as limiting portion sizes, favoring healthy snacks, and playing kickball instead of video games.

“We need to change children’s behavior after the bell rings at the end of the school day. And that means changing the out-of-school environment or the way that families respond to it,” von Hippel said.

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